This article, which summarizes job placement for the Class of 2014, highlights the success of Tepper School graduates in the tech sector and compares our placement across several other fields.
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Can an Online Teaching Tool Solve One of Higher Education’s Biggest Headaches?

06/29/2015

This article discusses Carnegie Mellon's use of online courses as part of a blended-learning approach to solve an oversubscription to a popular computer science course. The article posits that success with this approach might be broadened to apply to other coursework in the future.
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This listing of Pittsburgh's "Top 100 Private Companies" ranks Management Science Associates Inc. at #60. The article mentions that the company was founded in 1963 by Dr. Alfred Kuehn, a chemical engineer and researcher who was among the founding faculty of the Tepper School of Business.
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More than 700 participants complete CMUQ’s Executive and Professional Education Program

06/24/2015

This article highlighting the yearlong Executive and Professional Education program series includes a photograph of Ilker Baybars, Deputy Dean Emeritus, George Leland Bach Chair, professor of operations management, dean and CEO of Carnegie Mellon-Qatar; and mentions Thomas Emerson, distinguished career professor of entrepreneurship and director of executive and professional education; Benjamin Collier, assistant teaching professor of organizational behavior and co-director of executive and professional education; and quotes Fadhel Al-Annan, assistant dean for government and corporate affairs.Read More

This article discusses conclusions drawn from research coauthored by Michael Smith, professor of information technology and marketing, Heinz College and joint appointment at Tepper School of Business.
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This article discusses research about the effects of online piracy that was coauthored by Michael Smith, professor of information technology and marketing, Heinz College and joint appointment at the Tepper School of Business.
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This article, which covers an expansion of the MBA class size at the Haas School of Business, includes a chart of class sizes at the top 25 business schools. The chart mentions the Tepper School. Read More

This article quotes Denise Rousseau, University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University; H.J. Heinz II Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy, Heinz College and Tepper School of Business.
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This press release features research coauthored by Michael Smith, professor of information technology and marketing, Heinz College and joint appointment at Tepper School of Business; co-director of the Initiative for Digital Entertainment Analytics (IDEA).
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This article covers a lecture given at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar by Finn Kydland, The Richard P. Simmons Distinguished Professor; University Professor of Economics, Nobel Laureate (2004).
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This article previews programming for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at WGBH-TV in Boston. Among the panelists for the discussion is Sridhar Tayur, Ford Distinguished Research Chair; professor of operations management.
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Challenger looking to topple O'Connor in Pittsburgh City Council says tough issues unaddressed

04/19/2015

This article mentions a parking system that the city of Pittsburgh is pilot-testing around Carnegie Mellon. It was prompted by a study from Stephen Spear, professor of economics, and Mark Fichman, associate professor of organizational behavior and theory.
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This article, which discusses philanthropy among business school professors, mentions a gift fromSridhar Tayur, Ford Distinguished Research Chair; professor of operations management, and his wife, Gunjan Kedia, MSIA ’94 and Tepper School Business Board of Advisors member.Read More

This article announces the creation of the new Institute for Politics and Strategy at the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Allan Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, will serve on an executive committee to steer the institute.
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March 2015

The Negotiation Institute to Host Groundbreaking Women's Negotiation Summit (WIN): U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James to Deliver Keynote

03/19/2015

This press release announces the Women's Insights on the Art of Negotiating (WIN) Summit in New York on Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Presenters include Laura Maxwell, executive director of the Accelerate Leadership Center.
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This post mentions 2004 Nobel laureates Finn Kydland, Ph.D. ’73, The Richard P. Simmons Distinguished Professorship; university professor of economics, and Edward Prescott, Ph.D. ’67, who taught at what is now the Tepper School from 1971-80.
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This ranking of U.S. business schools places the Tepper School 20th overall. Among specialty programs, both the online and part-time on-campus programs were ranked 7th, while the school ranked No. 2 for information systems, No. 2 for Production/Operations, and No. 6 for Supply Chain/Logistics.
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This article mentions the FlexMBA program within the context of growth in online MBAs and quotes Robert Monroe, associate teaching professor of business technologies; director, FlexMBA Program.
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This article covers a lecture given by Duane Seppi, The BNY Mellon Professor of Finance, head, MS in Computational Finance Program; professor of financial economics, at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.
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This article covers a lecture at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar by Duane Seppi, the BNY Mellon Professor of Finance, head of the MS in Computational Finance Program; professor of financial economics.
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CMU official named president of International Federation of Operational Research Societies

02/04/2015

This article announces the election of Michael Trick, senior associate dean for faculty and research, to a three-year term as president of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies.
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This article announces that Peter Boatwright has received the Carnegie Bosch Professorship in Marketing established by the Carnegie Bosch Institute and Javier Peña has received the Bajaj Family Chair in Operations Research established by the Kamalnayan Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
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This article highlights the career of Chester Spatt, Pamela R. and Kenneth B. Dunn Professor of Finance, and announces his new position serving on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee.
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This article discusses U.S. News & World Report's ranking of online business programs, in which the Tepper School placed 7th, and specifically explains the rationale behind the Tepper School's ranking.
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This article, which discusses philanthropic donations by professors to the business schools where they work, mentions a gift given to the Tepper School by Sridhar Tayur, Ford Distinguished Research Chair; professor of operations management, and his wife Gunjan Kedia, MSIA ’94.

December 2014

This article refers to research coauthored by Jay Apt, professor of technology; affiliated professor, Department of Engineering and Public Policy; director of Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center, and the late Lester Lave.
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This station rebroadcast an NPR piece about the changing energy climate that quotes Jay Apt, professor of technology; affiliated professor, Department of Engineering and Public Policy; director of Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center.
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This article and accompanying video, which list the Pittsburgh Business Times' Fast Trackers Class of 2014, includes Ted Curran, MBA '04, executive director of finance.
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Yeltekin appears on NightTalk: Get to the Point

12/12/2014

Sevin Yeltekin, associate professor of economics, appeared as a panelist on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel’s (PCNC-TV) NightTalk: Get to the Point program. She spoke with host Lenny McAllister about the economy and the effect, or lack thereof, that market recoveries have had on individuals and specific sectors.

This article refers to a study on Pittsburgh parking solutions by Stephen Spear, professor of economics, and Mark Fichman, associate professor of organizational behavior and theory. The research resulted in a new dynamic parking rate structure for Pittsburgh.
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This article announces the appointment of John O'Brien, associate professor of accounting and experimental economics, to associate dean at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Also quoted is Ilker Baybars, Deputy Dean Emeritus; George Leland Bach Chair; professor of operations management; dean and CEO, Carnegie Mellon-Qatar.
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This article discusses the Shadow Open Market Committee and mentions its founder, Allan Meltzer, the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, and Marvin Goodfriend, the Friends of Allan H. Meltzer Professor; professor of economics.
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Tepper School of Business MBAs, IEEE Seek Standards to Support Evolving Robotics Industry

12/04/2014

This posting details a new marketing course that addresses robotics and technology transfer in the marketplace. It quotes John Mather, executive director of Masters Programs; teaching professor of marketing.
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Will thousands of low skilled minorities in Chicago lose their jobs in 2015 so Mayor Emanuel and his supporting Aldermen can keep theirs?

12/03/2014

This article mentions Allan Meltzer, the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, in the context of signing a letter opposing federal legislation to raise the minimum wage to $10.10.
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IEEE And The Tepper School Examine Their Role In Robotics, Standards And Industry Applications

12/02/2014

This posting details a new marketing course that addresses robotics and technology transfer in the marketplace. It quotes John Mather, executive director of Masters Programs; teaching professor of marketing.

This story features Moneythink, a program designed to help high school students better understand personal finance. Kathleen Conway, assistant director of undergraduate economics, is the adviser of the Moneythink CMU chapter.
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IEEE And The Tepper School Examine Their Role In Robotics, Standards And Industry Applications

12/01/2014

This posting details a new marketing course that addresses robotics and technology transfer in the marketplace. It quotes John Mather, executive director of Masters Programs; teaching professor of marketing.
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This article features the research of Peter Boatwright, Carnegie Bosch Professor of Marketing; co-director, Integrated Innovation Institute; and Tridas Mukhopadhyay, Deloitte Consulting Professor of e-Business; professor of business technologies.
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This biennial ranking of MBA programs places the Tepper School 10th, up from 11th in 2012. The school ranked 11th in the student survey, 9th in the employer survey, and 39th in intellectual capital.
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City is monitoring novel parking concept at Carnegie Mellon University

11/07/2014

This video clip features Stephen Spear, professor of economics and Mark Fichman, associate professor of organizational behavior and theory, discussing their proposal for variable parking rates in the city of Pittsburgh.
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This article describes Pittsburgh City Council's consideration of street parking issues, which includes a presentation of "dynamic parking" findings from research conducted by Mark Fichman, associate professor of organizational behavior and theory, and Stephen Spear, professor of economics.

This article discusses a parking proposal developed through the research of Mark Fichman, associate professor of organizational behavior and theory, and Stephen Spear, professor of economics. They presented their work to the Pittsburgh City Council.
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Allan Meltzer, the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" program to discuss the effects of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing policy.
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This video, part of a series, features Taya Cohen, assistant professor of organizational behavior and theory, discussing her research on moral character in the workplace. The hour-long discussion covers topics that include measuring moral character, study of specific behavioral traits and predicting certain behaviors in the workplace, which can be greatly beneficial to organizations.
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This roundtop of interesting news items includes an article featuring Christopher Olivola, associate professor of marketing, featuring his research about why people judge competency based on facial features.
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This article covers the program “Etiquette Dinner: Manners for Formal Dining” that was held for freshman undergraduate business students. It quotes Milton Cofield, executive director of the B.S. in Business Administration Program; teaching professor of business management, as well as Laurie Weingart, Carnegie Bosch Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory; senior associate dean of education and students Emily Hirao, Habiba Shalaby and Shota Furahata.
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This posting announces the teams selected for the CMU I-Corps Site, backed by the Carnegie Mellon Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. It mentions dean Robert Dammon and Lenore Blum and David Mawhinney, co-directors of CIE.
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This article covers a media roundtable with PayPal cofounder Max Levchin that was organized by Dave Mawhinney, co-director of the CMU Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; associate teaching professor of entrepreneurship.
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This video features an interview with Dave Mawhinney, co-director of the Carnegie Mellon University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; associate teaching professor of entrepreneurship, and reports a rise in the number of young professionals who choose to live in the region after graduating from college.
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This announcement discusses the Building a Business Case for Hiring Individuals with Disabilities breakfast, at which the keynote speaker is C. Scott Wyatt, visiting assistant teaching professor of business management communication.
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This article describes how companies are using training labs where MBA students help solve problems. It mentions that the Tepper School of Business was the first school to participate in the program, working with Brooks Brothers.

This article highlights funding for 4Moms, a CMU related startup that is an active participant in Carnegie Mellon University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship activities and events, including LaunchCMU, and quotes CEO and co-founder Robert Daley, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship.
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U.S. News & World Report lists Tepper School's Undergraduate Business Program #8 tied with University of Texas Austin and Indiana University Bloomington. They also rank Carnegie Mellon University at #25 for National Universities, and the College of Engineering undergraduate program at #7 overall.
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B-School Chart of the Week: Which Schools Received the Most Generous Donations in 2014?

09/03/2014

This graph of donations to business schools includes David Tepper’s contributions to the Tepper School. The article also mentions gifts from James R. Swartz, MSIA ’66 and his wife, Susan, as well as Gunjan Kedia, MSIA ’94 and Sridhar Tayur, Ford Distinguished Research Chair; professor of operations management.
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This article, which covers the start of the academic year at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, mentions Ilker Baybars, Deputy Dean Emeritus; George Leland Bach Chair; professor of operations management; Dean and CEO, Carnegie Mellon Qatar.
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This article features a book coauthored by Jay Apt, professor of technology; affiliated professor, Department of Engineering and Public Policy; director, Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center.
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This article refers to a study coauthored by Michael Smith, Professor of Information Technology and Marketing, Heinz College and Joint Appointment at Tepper School of Business, that examined the economic impact of piracy on the film industry.

This article, which discusses gifts from graduating MBA classes to their alma maters, mentions the Class of 2014’s gift of more than $32,000 to go toward the Tepper School’s new building, the David A. Tepper Quadrangle.
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Leading Researchers on Gender and Women in the Workplace To Convene at Carnegie Mellon, Sept. 4-5

08/21/2014

This press release previews a conference organized by Laurie Weingart, senior associate dean of education and the Carnegie Bosch Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory. It will include presentations by Brandy Aven, assistant professor of organizational behavior and theory; Rosalind Chow, associate professor of organizational behavior and theory; and Anita Woolley, assistant professor of organizational behavior and theory.
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This article mentions a study coauthored by Michael Smith, Professor of Information Technology and Marketing, Heinz College and Joint Appointment at Tepper School of Business, that examined the economic impact of piracy on the film industry.
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This article about the Open Field Entrepreneurs Fund quotes Dean Robert Dammon and mentions fund creator Jonathan Kaplan, BS ’90. It highlights a yogurt company founded by Class of 2014 members Aditya Dhere, Anes Dracic, and Jennifer Mrzlack.
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This article features research regarding parking prices in the Pittsburgh area, coauthored by Mark Fichman, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory, and Stephen Spear, Professor of Economics.
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Fascinating Research Explains Why Humans Will Eventually Think Of Robots As Friends

08/09/2014

This article features the work of Carnegie Mellon University roboticist Heather Knight and mentions John Hooker, T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; professor of operations research.
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Money Science reposted an article from the operations research blog of Michael Trick, senior associate dean of faculty and research and the Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Operations Research, describing how the Tepper MBA program incorporates optimization into courses.
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This article features a piece written by John Hooker, T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; professor of operations research, which was used in an Executive Briefing of the world’s most ethical companies.
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This article features the work of Carnegie Mellon University roboticist Heather Knight and mentions John Hooker, T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; professor of operations research.
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This article features new safety applications, NightOwl and Spot, which were developed by graduate students in Carnegie Mellon’s schools of engineering, business and design. Michael Bojanowski, MBA ’14 is one of the creators of the apps, and is quoted in the article.
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This article discusses the Open Field Entrepreneurs Fund and mentions the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. It quotes Dave Mawhinney, executive director of Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship; co-director, CMU Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; associate teaching professor of entrepreneurship.
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Allan Meltzer, the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, has predicted high inflation as a result of Fed policies. This article says Meltzer is now backing off from that 2009 forecast.
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This business news roundup mentions the appointment of Chester Spatt, Pamela R. and Kenneth B. Dunn Professor of Finance, to the financial research advisory committee of the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Financial Research.

Allan Meltzer, the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, coauthored a paper with the Wharton School's Scott Richard challenging the concept of government redistribution of wealth.
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Two eminent economics professors, Carnegie Mellon's Allan Meltzer and the Wharton School's Scott Richard, are challenging Thomas Piketty's conclusions from his book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century".

This profile of Richard Simmons mentions his donation to the Tepper Quadrangle project and Finn Kydland, The Richard P. Simmons Distinguished Professorship; University Professor of Economics, Nobel Laureate (2004).
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This article about the decline of public companies quotes Dave Mawhinney, Executive Director of Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship; Co-Director, CMU Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Assistant Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship.
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The World In Transition: Little Economic Growth, But Plenty Of Investment Opportunities

06/05/2014

This article mentions Allan Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy. The articles discusses how the current international economic transition will create new investment opportunities.
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This podcast features an interview with Michael Trick, Senior Associate Dean, Education; Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Operations Research. He discusses the process by which sporting events are scheduled.
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This article mentions Dean Robert Dammon and David Mawhinney, executive director of Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship; co-director, Carnegie Mellon University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Assistant Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship. The article features a grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an Innovation Corps Site at Carnegie Mellon.
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Coal could still provide a hefty chunk of Pennsylvania's power if the industry embraces new technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says Jay Apt, professor of technology and director of Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center. Apt praised new federal environmental regulations for their flexibility.
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An Ohio battle over requirements for renewable energy represents further division in the battle over efforts to combat pollution, says Jay Apt, professor of technology and director of the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center. He points out that pollution control mechanisms do carry costs.
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The Federal Reserve's independence could be compromised without a new Fed-Treasury accord, argues Marvin Goodfriend, Friends of Allan Meltzer Professor; Professor of Economics. Goodfriend argues in a new paper that the Fed should hold to a "Treasuries-only" portfolio and its broader lending should be limited, because it verges on fiscal policy.
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This article features the work of Carnegie Mellon University's Integrated Innovation Institute.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Morewedge: People are more wary of losses than eager for gains

05/23/2014

Carey K. Morewedge, associate professor of marketing, says research shows people are more wary of losses than eager for gains. For example, most people would not take a risk that might lose $20 unless they simultaneously have a chance of winning $40 or $50. A URL for this article is unavailable. The story can be found on page A-8 of the print edition.

Siphoning pension funds into affordable housing undermines the fundamental purpose of a pension plan, says Chester Spatt, Pamela R. and Kenneth B. Dunn Professor of Finance. Spatt argues that pension funds should not be used as slush funds for politicians.
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Galak: Popularity of "Frozen" soundtrack comes from fans finding new layers of significance

05/16/2014

To understand why some music remains popular while some fades away, Jeff Galak, assistant professor of marketing, studies patterns of “satiation.” He suggests that sales and repeat listening for the “Frozen” soundtrack continue because fans keep finding new layers of significance in the songs.
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